Perseus Cluster
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The Perseus Cluster is a massive, nearby galaxy cluster dominated by the bright galaxy NGC 1275 and known for its hot X-ray–emitting gas and powerful radio and acoustic phenomena in its intracluster medium.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Perseus Cluster canonical | 4 |
| NGC 1275 | 3 |
| Perseus Cluster eastern subcluster | 1 |
| Perseus Cluster of galaxies | 1 |
| Perseus Cluster western subcluster | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5846074 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Perseus Cluster Context triple: [Perseus–Pisces Supercluster, contains, Perseus Cluster]
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A.
Ptolemy Cluster
The Ptolemy Cluster is a bright open star cluster in the constellation Scorpius, easily visible to the naked eye and popular with amateur astronomers.
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B.
Perseus–Pisces Supercluster
The Perseus–Pisces Supercluster is a massive, elongated concentration of galaxy clusters stretching hundreds of millions of light-years across space and forming one of the most prominent large-scale structures in the nearby universe.
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C.
Shapley Supercluster
The Shapley Supercluster is one of the most massive known concentrations of galaxies in the nearby universe, exerting a significant gravitational influence on surrounding cosmic structures.
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D.
Virgo Cluster
The Virgo Cluster is a massive, nearby galaxy cluster that serves as the central, dominant concentration of galaxies in our local region of the universe.
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E.
Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster
The Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster is a massive nearby concentration of galaxy clusters that forms one of the dominant structures in our cosmic neighborhood and serves as a major component of the larger Laniakea Supercluster.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Perseus Cluster Target entity description: The Perseus Cluster is a massive, nearby galaxy cluster dominated by the bright galaxy NGC 1275 and known for its hot X-ray–emitting gas and powerful radio and acoustic phenomena in its intracluster medium.
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A.
Ptolemy Cluster
The Ptolemy Cluster is a bright open star cluster in the constellation Scorpius, easily visible to the naked eye and popular with amateur astronomers.
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B.
Perseus–Pisces Supercluster
The Perseus–Pisces Supercluster is a massive, elongated concentration of galaxy clusters stretching hundreds of millions of light-years across space and forming one of the most prominent large-scale structures in the nearby universe.
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C.
Shapley Supercluster
The Shapley Supercluster is one of the most massive known concentrations of galaxies in the nearby universe, exerting a significant gravitational influence on surrounding cosmic structures.
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D.
Virgo Cluster
The Virgo Cluster is a massive, nearby galaxy cluster that serves as the central, dominant concentration of galaxies in our local region of the universe.
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E.
Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster
The Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster is a massive nearby concentration of galaxy clusters that forms one of the dominant structures in our cosmic neighborhood and serves as a major component of the larger Laniakea Supercluster.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
ⓘ
galaxy cluster ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
A426
ⓘ
Abell 426 ⓘ |
| centralAGNFeedback | heats intracluster medium ⓘ |
| centralRadioSourceAssociatedWith | NGC 1275 ⓘ |
| contains |
elliptical galaxies
ⓘ
hundreds of galaxies ⓘ intracluster magnetic fields ⓘ lenticular galaxies ⓘ spiral galaxies ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Max Wolf ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1902 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 240 million light-years
ⓘ
approximately 73 megaparsecs ⓘ |
| dominantGalaxyType | elliptical galaxies ⓘ |
| emits | X-rays ⓘ |
| hasBeenUsedFor |
studies of AGN feedback
ⓘ
studies of dark matter distribution ⓘ studies of intracluster medium physics ⓘ studies of sound waves in hot gas ⓘ |
| hasBrightestClusterGalaxy | NGC 1275 ⓘ |
| hasCentralActiveGalaxy | NGC 1275 ⓘ |
| hasCentralRadioSource | Perseus A ⓘ |
| hasCoolCore | true ⓘ |
| hasGravitationalLensing | weak lensing signatures ⓘ |
| hasIntraclusterMedium | hot X-ray–emitting gas ⓘ |
| hasSubstructure |
Perseus Cluster eastern subcluster
ⓘ
linked to:
Perseus Cluster
Perseus Cluster western subcluster ⓘ
linked to:
Perseus Cluster
|
| isDominatedBy | NGC 1275 ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
X-ray brightest galaxy clusters in the sky
ⓘ
nearest rich galaxy clusters ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Perseus ⓘ |
| mass | on the order of 10^15 solar masses ⓘ |
| memberOfCatalog | Abell catalog of rich clusters of galaxies ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Chandra X-ray Observatory
ⓘ
Einstein Observatory ⓘ ROSAT ⓘ XMM-Newton ⓘ
linked to:
XMM-Newton mission
|
| partOf |
Perseus–Pisces supercluster region
ⓘ
linked to:
Perseus–Pisces Supercluster
|
| redshift | 0.0179 ⓘ |
| showsPhenomenon |
AGN feedback
ⓘ
X-ray cavities ⓘ acoustic waves in intracluster medium ⓘ cool core ⓘ radio bubbles in intracluster medium ⓘ sloshing cold fronts ⓘ |
| temperatureOfIntraclusterGas | tens of millions of kelvin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Perseus Cluster Description of subject: The Perseus Cluster is a massive, nearby galaxy cluster dominated by the bright galaxy NGC 1275 and known for its hot X-ray–emitting gas and powerful radio and acoustic phenomena in its intracluster medium.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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